Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
LIGHT AT LAST.
THE 00UNIL COMES TO IT'S SENSES
AND VOTES FOR LIGHT.
T. M. Yeagsr given Permission to Number
the Streets and Houses.
Other Matters of Importance Attended
to-Proposed Reduction of Saloon
License. Etc. Etc.

After unsuccessful at
tempts. an electric light proposition
has at last been approved by a two,
thirds vote of the Council. At the
regular meeting of that body on last
evening, after some unimportant rou-
tine business, = petition was read by
0. Hit, signed by about two hun.
dred business men of the city, asking
the Council to establish and maintain
electric lights along the principal
thoroughfares. Mr.. Hit asked the
Council to look at the matter care
fully, and see if it "a right for the
heavy tax -paying citizens to bear the
burden of lighting the town, for the
public to walk by.
Bunton followed Mr.. Hit in quite
a pointed little speech, decidedly fay-
oring light, but thought the condition
of the clty's finances was such as to
compel him to vote against taking
action at this time, and made a mo-
ton to defer the matter until next
meeting. Before the motion was
seconded, Duncan said he had given
the matter a little study, and would
present some astonishing figures. He
said the present Council had been
imposed upon by the proceeding
Council that debts had been con-
tracted, which they had paid, and
still they had money. I'm short"
he said, Il see light; 1 see u way
out of darkness Giving large al
lowances on everything, Mr.. Duncan
explained that the present Council
would step out, leaving between $500
and $1,000 behind them, and for this
reason, he was in favor of agreeing
on light at once. 1.-The idea," said
he, "of this honorable Mayor and
honorable Council going1to the peul-
tentiary, is preposterous.' He con-
tinued his speech for thirty minutes
or more, touching every point care
fully and when he finished, Bunton
remarked that he guessed he was
converted, and would withdraw his
motion %deferring the matter. He was
Immediately followed by Ragsdale,
who moved that the Council contract
with Mr.. Llewellyn for light, and
that the Mayor with three other com
~mitteemen, should agree upon their
location, number, etc. A vote on the
question resulted as follows: Yeas
Duncan, Ragsdale, Bunton, Jones.
Nays-Winscott, Pratt. The com.
mittee on light is composed of Win
scott, Ragsdale, Bunton and the
Mayor.
o. Hit presented a petition from
the saloon keepers Of the city asking
that the license be reduced from
$1,000 per annum, to $1,000, promis-
ing, as soon as business revived to
submit to an increase. Action on
the matter was deferred until next
meeting.
The finance committee reported, at
present, S120, in the treasury.
1t was agreed to reconsider the
matter Of the John Reilly petty
larcency ~case,' so far as the officers
fees were concerned.
Bills to the amount of S247.09
were read and warrants ordered
drawn.
The ordinance protecting the prop.
erty of the Water-works Co., was
read for the second time, but laid or
the table, as the Council thought the
Water company had notcomplied witt
its contract regarding the condition
of the streets, and until it did, they
would take no steps toward protect
ing the hydrants, etc.
Frank NJ. Yeager asked the per
mission of the Council to number thu
houses Of the city, which was granted
The Mayor was authorized, by
full vote of the Council, to sell tn,
old fire engine, and put the none,
into new hose.